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THE ROYAL AIR FORCE MEMORIAL FUND A MEETING of the Executive Committee was held at the offices of the Fund, 7, Iddesleigh House, Caxton Street, on March 5. Lord Hugh Cecil was in the chair, and the following members were present :—Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, Mrs. Barrington-Kennett, Mrs. L. M. K. Pratt-Barlow, Sir Charles McLeod, Air Vice-Marshal Sir A. WVyvvan, Air- Commodore A. E. Borton, Mr. W. S. Field. A very large amount was approved as having been dis tributed during the past month in various matters of relief, the total amounting to £1,122 19.;. 6d.. of which £500 was concerned with a grant made by the Fund to the Council of the Enham Village Centres, who with that sum are erecting a cottage at the Enham Village Centres, near Andover, Hants, which will be always available for the occupation of an ex-airman who may be in training at the Enham Village Centres, either now or in the future ; and in this respect, a letter of warm thanks was read from Lord Henry Bentinck, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Village Centres. The Committee accepted, with much regret, the resigna tion of his membership by Air Vice-Marshal J. F. A. Higgins, C.B., who is about to give up the command of the Inland Area of the R.A.F. at Uxbridge, and who is shortly proceeding to take over command of H.M. forces in Iraq in succession to Air-Marshal Sir John Salmond, who is shortly arriving home. The Chairman of the Grants Sub-Committee reported that at the two meetings of that Sub-Committee which had taken place since 6th February 60 cases had been considered, and the Secretary reported that in the same interval he had himself dealt with and made grants in 14 cases. It was decided to ask Air-Commodore T. I. Webb-Bowen, C.B., who is shortly taking up the command of the Inland Area, R.A.F., to join the Executive Committee in the room of Air Vice-Marshal Higgins. m m M m. AIR SERVICES RE-UNIONS AND FUNCTIONS A nnouncemenis for this column are invited, and inserted without charge. March 8.—The R.A.F. India Command Re-union Dinner took place at the Savoy Hotel. The chair was taken by Air Vice-Marshal Game, who was supported by Air-Commodore Webb-Bowen, Group-Capt. Mills, Wing-Commanders Breese, Whitelock, Barton, Smythies, Tyssen, and Sqdn.-Ldrs. Durston, Sherren, Russell, Tweedie, de Crespigny, Glenny, Graham, O'Neil and Cox. About 60 officers were present altogether. The toast of " The King-Emperor " having been honoured. Air Vice-Marshal Game made a short speech in which he referred to the desirability of making the dinner an annual event and to the question of including ex-officers of the R.A.F. who had served in the India Command. On a show of hands it was decided by a large majority to make the dinner an annual one and to admit R.A.F. (India) ex-officers. Air-Commodore Webb-Bowen referred to the satisfactory response to the dinner, and hoped that a still greater number would attend next year. He proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried with acclamation. At the conclusion of the speeches the assembly adjourned to the reception-room, where the rest of the evening was spent in informal reunion. Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond was present after dinner. When the gathering broke up it was unanimously agreed that the evening had been a very good " show." March 29.—28th Squadron (R.A.F.) Old Boys' Association. A social evening, comprising a whist drive and dance, will be held, in connection with the above Association, at Shearn's Restaurant, 231, Tottenham Court Road, W. 1, commencing at 6 p.m. sharp. Tickets (including refreshments, 3s. single, 5s. 6d. double) mav be obtained from C. T. Hodges, Hon. Sec, 102, Camden Street, N.W. 1. m m m & A National Seaplane Club PLANS are progressing toward the formation of a National Seaplane Club, which will probably materialise into an aerial counterpart of Cowes and its yachting activities. We hope next week to give full details'of this enterprise, but at the moment we can onlv mention that, through the co-operation of the Lord of the Manor of Selsev, it is proposed to establish headquarters at Pagliam Harbour, near Selsey Bill, on the Sussex coast, and that many well-known names are already associated with the Club, such as Lord Birkenhead, the Earl of Drogheda, Admiral Sir E. Fremantle, Admiral Mark Kerr, Gen. Brian Mahon, Gen. Seely, etc., while Mr. H. F. Smalman- Smith is responsible for the organisation, etc., of the Club. MARCH 13, 1924 A Water Test for Land 'Planes AN interesting experiment is to be carried out shortly by the R.A.F. One of the old D.H.18 cabin machines (450 Napier " Lion "), with ballast-weight equivalent to eight passengers, will be flown out to sea off Felixstowe and a descent made on the water. A boat standing by will rescue the pilot, and the machine will be left floating on the water, accurate observations then being made as to the behaviour of the machine and the length of time it will remain afloat. After the test the engine will be salved. International Air Navigation ON March 6 last, the International Commission for Air Navigation concluded a series of meetings at which a number of practical problems concerning the regulation of air services were considered. M. P. E. Flandrin, formerly the French Under-Secretary for Aeronautics, one of the P'rench delegates, presided at the meetings. Sir W. Sefton Brancker was the British delegate, and ether countries represented were Belgium, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Greece, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Siam. Among the questions discussed were :—The regula tions covering the minimum qualifications for the granting of airworthiness certificates ; the use of wireless telegraphy ; the publication of maps for aerial navigation ; medical conditions and aptitude for air navigation ; the uniformity of "ship's papers" for aircraft: uniformity of types, of airworthiness rules, pilots' certificates, and licences ; the uniformitv of technical terms and symbols ; and the equip ment of aircraft with medicine chests. S. Smith and Sons Make Merry ON February 27 last, S. Smith and Sons (M.A.), Ltd., held a concert in the canteen at the Cricklewood Works in aid of the Greater London Fund for the Blind, when the following artists—themselves blind—appeared : Miss Bella Modiano (soprano), Mr. J. J. Delmage, Mr. Adolph Fowler (violin), Mr. Wilden Knight (entertainer), and Miss Parham. On Friday, March 7, " Smith's Accessories Dance " was held at the Salon de Danse, Willesden Green. m m m * AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations : cyl. — cylinder; I.C. •• internal combustion: m. — motor The numbers in brackets are tbose under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc APPLIED FOR IN 1922 Published March IS, 1924 32,987. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO. Jointing devices for airship gas-bags. (196.888.) 33,612. H. LIURETTE. Flying-machine. (201,127.) APPLIED FOR IN 1923 Published Match 13, 1924 1,659. SPERRV GVROSCOPE Co. Gyroscopic compasses. (192,381.) 2,269. DORXIER METAX-LBAVTEN GES. and C. DORMER. 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